Intersections at The Seattle School

As we near the final two weeks of Lent, Sacred Space continues to lead us in a series of reflections about this season. Here, first-year Master of Divinity student Alex Mrakovich writes about the empty promise of busyness and the challenge of resting in the wilderness and waiting for resurrection. I’ve always felt the pressure […]

Today on the Stories blog, Carrie Cates, a second-year Master of Divinity student, joins the ongoing conversation about life as an artist at The Seattle School. Here Carrie reflects on worrying about Art, dry-bone valleys, and the animating inspiration of the breath of God. In case you missed them, check out previous entries from Kelly […]

Two weeks ago, MA in Theology & Culture student Allyson Arendsee wrote about the prophetic role of the artist in community. This week, MA in Counseling Psychology student Kelly Pastori is reflecting upon her photography and the labor pains of the creative process. Check back next week to hear from a student-artist in the Master […]

As we continue moving through the season of Lent as a community, Sacred Space facilitator Amber Englund offers her reflections on the two art projects currently lining the hallways on the second and third floors of our building. Lent Threshold: Chaos & Beauty by Caleb Dodson and The Rainier Beach Project: Overcoming Displacement by Zac […]

Last month, The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology’s Office of Students & Alumni was awarded a $257,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. The three-year grant, officially titled the Alumni Vocational Care & Formation Program for Early Career Transition, will be used to help build and develop alumni infrastructure and programming. Paul Steinke, […]

As we continue journeying through Lent, Sacred Space is offering resources, prayers, and reflections to help guide us as a community through this season of lament and repentance. Here, first year Master of Divinity student Drew Dixon offers an overview of Lent, the reasons we observe it, and the resources that are available to help […]

Dr. Nancy Murphy, Adjunct Professor at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology and Executive Director of Northwest Family Life Learning and Counseling Center, will be participating in a conference presented by UN Women, a United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. Organized by the Baptist Women’s Alliance, the panel […]

Allyson Arendsee, a second year student in the MA in Theology & Culture program, wrestles with the idea of home and the communal role of the prophet. In upcoming weeks, we will invite students from the MA in Counseling Psychology and the Master of Divinity programs to also reflect on how their artistic pursuits shape […]

Dr. Dan B. Allender, Professor of Counseling Psychology and Founder Emeritus at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, is on an academic sabbatical from teaching at The Seattle School. Allender’s sabbatical began on January 1 and will last for the duration of 2015. While Allender will continue in his speaking engagements and conference events […]

This week ushers us into the season of Lent, a time in which we prepare our hearts, minds, and bodies to remember the death and resurrection of Jesus. In Lent we are fully aware of our brokenness and our need for resurrection; we grieve and feel the weight of things lost. On the heels of […]

The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology and The Parish Collective are preparing to join hundreds of leaders and practitioners on April 17-18 for Inhabit: Faithful Practice in the New Commons. Inhabit is a two-day conference designed to engage, encourage, and empower innovative, missional practitioners by asking questions and sparking dialogue about how we practice […]

This week, we are continuing our series in which first year students reflect on the last year and the path that brought them to The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. Read previous entries from Jessica Hoekstra, Matthias Roberts, and Beau Denton. Splashing forward along the trail, my shoulders hunched against the rain and the […]